Jaime The noises were torture. I wished they would stop. I didn’t know if they were in the room with me or outside the door. I walked around the outside of the room, feeling around the walls for a light switch, a door handle, a blacked out window, a chair to sit on, basically any form of escape or respite from having to continuously stand. The door opened and a wedge of bright light came pouring in. She looked like an angel standing in the doorway and I ran towards her. “I knew you would come to get me out of here,” I was merely inches away from her when a first connected with my face. I blinked rapidly but, the only person I saw was her. There was no way she just got me. She stepped into the room and sat on the chair in front of the table. She reached up and switched on a dim overhead light. I sat in front of her and the door behind her slammed shut after someone else entered the room. “This is Bianca,” she said. Bianca gave me a small wave. “You have to get me out of here. I h

“I, I’m.” I just didn’t know what to say to Ellie. I shot and killed Matteo for being a traitor. “It’s alright, Ana. He knew the consequences, but he didn’t know that the baby was his,” she squeezed my hand. “Get some rest. I will speak to Gio about what you have asked.” “Thank you. That’s all I can ask.” I got up and walked out of the room. I didn’t know what to think right now. I felt like a zombie. “Ana? Are you alright?” Lileth asked. I looked her in the eyes before collapsing to the floor. “What happened?” I groaned as I sat up, leaning against the headboard. “Ana? Oh, Ana! Thank fuck you’re ok. I was going out of my mind,” Gio said as he rushed over to me. “You collapsed, deary. You came back from the cells, and you collapsed,” Lileth explained. “Have you eaten today?” Julian asked. “Yes, dad. Sometimes, I can’t stop eating.” “Doc will be here shortly and hopefully, we will find out why you fainted,” Julian stated. I felt fine, a little tired but fine. I don’t know wha

Gio I couldn’t help but laugh at her. “What’s so funny, Gio? You just vowed that you would never let me fall,” she pouted. “That I did but, you looked so cute when I caught you by surprise with the date of our wedding.” “I didn’t realise how soon it would be. I mean, I didn’t even look at the wedding invitation that Jaime sent, so I wouldn’t really know,” I couldn’t help but chuckle at her frustration. “Ana, everything will be fine,” maybe that wasn’t the best thing to say to her. “I don’t have a dress, wedding planner,” I cut her off before she could go much further. “You have a dress. Lileth will want you to attend a fitting later if you’re feeling up to it. As for everything else, Toni and Alessia, Bianca’s sister, have been getting sorted. She’s a wedding planner. Her mother was also a wedding planner, and she planned your mother’s wedding.” I picked up the laptop and logged into my account. I located the file I wanted and handed it over to her. “These are beautiful. They

Gio Ana, actually true to her word, found someone who would be able to help Leo with this cancer. I was beyond proud of her. She may have also gone one step further and found someone who has reignited the spark he once had when Bella was alive but, only time will tell. Since the second opinion, Leo has been acting like a different person. I was still a little cautious around him as his new positive attitude was confusing. "Leo, good morning. How are you feeling today?" I asked as I entered his room. "All good, thanks, Gio. Oh! I want to get Ana a gift to say thank you for finding Mia. She has given my life purpose again," he smiled. I chuckled lightly. "There's no need for that. Maybe just tell her how thankful you are. She will be by later with Mia," he nodded. "Then I will do just that." A few hours later, Ana asked me to accompany her and Mia to the room. "I thought everything was going good. Why do you both look so glum?" This couldn't be good. "Please, just come with us?"

Oriana I was so exhausted. Why Toni? What have I done in my life that was so bad that bad things keep happening to me? I felt numb, empty. I wanted someone to come and say that he’s still alive and that it was all a prank. I was getting married tomorrow but my brother won’t be there to see me walk down the aisle. He would’ve been my first dance after Gio and instead of the traditional father daughter dance. I hadn’t told him that bit; it was going to be a surprise. I had already spoken to Alessia to fit it into the plans. I should be happy right now and getting ready for my hen party, as they called it here but, I just didn’t want to go. I would feel better is they carried on with the party without me. I locked myself in my room and cried until I fell asleep. I woke up and repeated the routine. With a deep sigh, I got up and headed for the shower. As the water cascaded over my body, the memories of Toni’s goofy behaviour flooded my mind. The way I scared him after mastering my ghost